Andrew Harriman
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Andrew Tuoyo Harriman is an English
rugby union
player who played as a wing for Harlequins and was capped both as a full international, but was prominent as an exponent of the sevens
game..
and Cambridge University where he was a blue in both rugby and athletics in 1985.
against the Emerging Australians, France and Italy. In 1991 he had an outstanding season scoring 18 tries in 19 appearances for Harlequins.
. He also represented the Barbarians in the Hong Kong sevens
tournament in 1991, during which he scored memorable tries in the quarter final against Australia and the semi final against Fiji.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who played as a wing for Harlequins and was capped both as a full international, but was prominent as an exponent of the sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
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Early life
Harriman was born in Nigeria but was educated at Radley CollegeRadley College
Radley College , founded in 1847, is a British independent school for boys on the edge of the English village of Radley, near to the market town of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, and has become a well-established boarding school...
and Cambridge University where he was a blue in both rugby and athletics in 1985.
Rugby career
Harriman was known as one of the quickest and most exciting runners of his generation. He scored a vital and brilliantly taken try when Harlequins won the Pilkington Cup against Northampton in May 1991. This was a repeat of his try scoring in the 1988 final when Harlequins lifted the cup having defeated Bristol. In 1988 he won his first and only cap against the touring Australians, which was won 28-19 by England, and thence played for the England 'B'England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
against the Emerging Australians, France and Italy. In 1991 he had an outstanding season scoring 18 tries in 19 appearances for Harlequins.
Rugby Sevens
Harriman was an exceptional exponent of the sevens game and appeared for Harlequins in three Middlesex finals prior to 1992. In the 1991 event he scored seven tries in four ties. He played for and captained England in their victorious campaign in the inaugural Rugby World Cup Sevens in 19931993 Rugby World Cup Sevens
The inaugural 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Scotland, in April 1993. The International Rugby Board invited the established rugby union nations but also were keen to involve emerging nations in the event, recognising the fact that Sevens was providing the bridge...
. He also represented the Barbarians in the Hong Kong sevens
Hong Kong Sevens
The Hong Kong Sevens is considered the premier tournament on the IRB Sevens World Series in rugby sevens—a variant of rugby union....
tournament in 1991, during which he scored memorable tries in the quarter final against Australia and the semi final against Fiji.